2022 TIBBETTS AWARDS

40th Anniversary

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

The Tibbetts Awards recognize those companies and organizations that exemplify the very best in SBIR/STTR achievements. This year’s ceremony will also celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the SBIR program. Please note there are separate applications for companies and organizations. Read more about each below!

About Tibbetts Awards

The Tibbetts Awards Program is proudly named after Roland Tibbetts – the NSF program manager acknowledged as the founder of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. In honor of the SBIR program’s 40th year of powerful economic, technical, and societal impact, the 2022 National Tibbetts Awards are set to take place on July 22, 2022, which marks the anniversary date of when the SBIR program was signed into law – July 22, 1982.